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ZONDERHOOF's self-titled MCD (review here), released in 2007 thru Sound Devastation Records, was an absolutely refreshing debut for me. My enthusiasm...

This 7" was released at the beginning of 2011 thru the new Belgian label Space Age & Cheesecake Records, but it's never to late to churn out some good...

Basically, I'm certainly bored with bands who feel closely connected to later Neurosis or Isis. As is so often the case, what was once new and...

I'm generally quite skeptical about cover bands. Mostly those bands fail in trying to capture the spirit of their idols, but there are a few...

XARHANGA was a Portuguese 70's progressive rock band, who recorded two 7"'s and one concept album named 'Bota Fora' during their short-term existence....

Hailing from the UK, ZONDERHOOF are here to beat your brain into submission with their relentless brand of bone crunching instrumental rock. It's...

Alone Records opens the next chapter of the historic YAWNING MAN-files in form of a 10"/MCD, which contains  four new songs. Once again, the band is...

I'm very careful with superlatives like 'perfect', but in the case of "Rock Formations" I have the deep urge to use this word. Yes, this is a perfect...

Since their demo, "Elaborations Of Carbon" that was later released as debut with additional cuts, I fell in love with the mighty YOB. But it has...

Hailing from Portland, YOB have developed a unique style of doom that is extremely conducive to mind expansion. If you think the band create just a...

When I think, there's no new band around, which can surprise me, I found this demo CD-R in my mailbox. I was a bit disappointed about a missing cover,...

I didn't expect much when I put the disc of this Swiss trio into my player. The drummer played formerly in Hell Mute, a band which leaves me cold,...

I think, that these four guys put a lot of work into their songs and you can hear that they know how to handle their instruments, but sometimes it...

I've read a lot of positive words about Portland's YOB and now it was time to make up my own mind. This is the first full length release, that...

I remember the first Swedish Sins compilation on White Jazz, where the mysterious ZEN participated with an awesome track. Sorry, I forgot the title...